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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

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Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter AbrahamsEcho Falls Series Book One

Welcome to Echo Falls, home of a thousand secrets.

Ingrid
is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at least her shoes are. And
getting them back will mean getting tangled up in a murder
investigation as complicated as the mysteries solved by her idol,
Sherlock Holmes. With soccer practice, schoolwork, and the lead role in
her town's production of Alice in Wonderland, Ingrid is swamped.

But as
things in Echo Falls keep getting curiouser and curiouser, Ingrid
realizes she must solve the murder on her own -- before it's too late!

Tempted by P.C. CastHouse of Night Series Book Six

Zoey needs a break after
some serious excitement. Sadly, the House of Night school for vampyres
doesn’t feature breaks on its curriculum—even for a High Priestess in
training and her gang. Plus juggling three guys is no stress reliever,
especially when one is a sexy Warrior so into protecting Zoey that he’s
sensing her emotions.

Wider stresses lurk too, and the dark force in
Tulsa’s tunnels is spreading. Could Stevie Rae be responsible for more
than a group of misfit fledglings? And Aphrodite’s visions warn Zoey to
stay away from the immortal Kalona and his dark allure—but they also
show that only Zoey can stop him. She’s not exactly keen to meet up, but
if Zoey doesn’t go to Kalona he’ll exact a fiery vengeance on those
closest to her. She just has to find the courage to do what’s necessary,
or everything that’s important to her will be destroyed.

The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen Chushman

Francine Green doesn’t
speak up much, and who can blame her? Her parents aren’t interested in
her opinions, the nuns at school punish girls who ask too many
questions, and the House Committee on Un-American Activities is
blacklisting people who express unpopular ideas. There’s safety in
silence. Francine would rather lose herself in a book, or in daydreams
about her favorite Hollywood stars, than risk attracting attention or
getting in trouble.

But when outspoken, passionate Sophie Bowman
transfers into Francine’s class at All Saints School for Girls,
Francine finds herself thinking about things that never concerned her
beforefree speech, the atom bomb, the existence of God, the way people
treat each other. Eventually, Francine discovers that she not only has
something to say, she is absolutely determined to say it.

A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly

Sixteen-year-old Mattie
Gokey has big dreams but little hope of seeing them come true.
Desperate for money, she takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel guest
Grace Brown entrusts her with the task of burning a secret bundle of
letters. But when Grace's drowned body is fished from the lake, Mattie
discovers that the letters could reveal the grim truth behind a murder.

Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy,
Jennifer Donnelly's astonishing debut novel effortlessly weaves
romance, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, and real,
and wholly original.